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May 21, 2024

The Blue Card Weekly for Incident Commanders

Fire Control is still No. 1 in this edition of the Buckslip. In this week's column, Nick Brunacini offers 10 crucial firefighter safety & survival tips for structural firefighting. It's no surprise that eliminating the fire is the best way to keep everyone safe in the IDLH hazard zone. Click here to read more!


NEW for Blue Card Instructors! We have three tutorials to help you get the most out of our system: Prepping for a 3-Day Cert Lab, CE Priorities & Email Notifications, and Curriculum & Downloads. Scroll south to check 'em out!


Blue Card Instructor Webinar June 4 at 1 p.m. EDT. We will review how to use the instructor tools now available on the new Blue Card system, including running reports, downloading curriculum, prioritizing continuing education modules and activating email notifications. We will also share new tutorial videos, curriculum updates and more! Please join us for the approximately one-hour update for Blue Card instructors! Register here.


An UPDATED COMMAND WORKSHEET, complete with a new checklist section, is available for download here.


New B Shifter Podcast! Join Pat Dale, Nick Brunacini and John Vance for a discussion on Creating a Culture of Safety. Pat explains how the commitment of senior staff directly affects firefighter well-being, significantly reducing physical injuries and behavioral and mental health challenges. Listen here or watch here.

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FIRE CONTROL=FIREFIGHTER SAFETY

Our PPE is not invincible. Here are 10 essential safety & survival requirements for structural firefighting.

BY NICK BRUNACINI


Blue Card Events with Vacancies


Don't miss these new opportunities to learn how to deliver the Blue Card Incident Command Hazard-Zone Training Program and certify ICs in your department. Seating is limited!


2024 Alan V. Brunacini CTC Phoenix Events


  • Blue Card Train the Trainer June 10–14 (1 seat open)
  • Blue Card Train the Trainer September 9–13
  • Big Box Workshop September 16–17



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